近ちか道みち

ち

か

み

ち

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

近道する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

shortcut; shorter way

Refers to a shorter route to a destination, both literally and figuratively. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'take a shortcut'.

〈場ば所しょ〉への近ちか道みちa shortcut to 〈place〉
この道みちが駅えきへの近ちか道みちです。
This road is a shortcut to the station.
近ちか道みちをするto take a shortcut
遅ち刻こくしそうだったので近ちか道みちをした。
I was about to be late, so I took a shortcut.
近ちか道みちを探さがすto look for a shortcut
山やま道みちで近ちか道みちを探さがしたが見みつからなかった。
I looked for a shortcut on the mountain path but couldn't find one.
〈事こと〉への近ちか道みちはないthere is no shortcut to 〈something〉 (figurative)
成せい功こうへの近ちか道みちはない。
There's no shortcut to success.

抜ぬけ道みち
抜け道 usually refers to a lesser-known or secret shortcut, while 近道 is simply any shorter route in general.
早はや道みち
早道 means the same as 近道 but is a much less common, slightly old-fashioned way to say 'shortcut'.
ショートカット
近道 is a native Japanese word for a physical shortcut or quicker route, while ショートカット is a loanword that also covers abstract shortcuts and computer key combinations.

回まわり道みちN3
回り道 is a roundabout way or detour, the opposite of 近道's direct, shorter route.
迂う回かい
近道 means a shortcut that saves time, the opposite of 迂回, which means taking a longer, roundabout path.
遠とお回まわりN2
近道 means 'shortcut', the direct opposite of 遠回り, which means a longer, roundabout way.

王おう道どう
近道 means an actual shortcut that saves time or effort, while 王道 (in its modern sense) means the proper, standard way, which is often NOT the easiest route.

Compound of 近 (chika, 'near') and 道 (michi, 'road'). The reading ちかみち is a straightforward kun'yomi combination.